Regular RE Verbs
French: KS3, topic 14.1.5
Regular RE Verbs in the Present Tense
Verbs are 'doing' words. For French verbs that end in RE, you need to remove the RE and add the endings for each person. Here is the example for 'vendre' (to sell):
Je vends - I sell
Tu vends - you (s) sell
Il/elle vend - he/she sells
Nous vendons - we sell
Vous vendez - you (pl) sell
Ils/elles vendent - they sell
5 Common RE Verbs
Attendre - to wait
- J'attends - I wait.
- Tu attends - you (s) wait.
- Il/elle attend - he/she waits.
- Nous attendons - we wait.
- Vous attendez - you (pl) wait.
- Ils/elles attendent - they wait.
Perdre - to lose
- Je perds - I lose.
- Tu perds - you (s) lose.
- Il/elle perd - he/she loses.
- Nous perdons - we lose.
- Vous perdez - you (pl) lose.
- Ils/elles perdent - they lose.
Descendre -to go down
- Je descends - I go down.
- Tu descends - You (s) go down.
- Il/elle descend - he/she goes down.
- Nous decendons - we go down.
- Vous descendez - you (pl) go down.
- Ils/elles descendent - they go down.
Entendre - to hear
- J'entends - I hear.
- Tu entends - you (s) hear.
- Il/elle entend - he/she hears.
- Nous entendons - we hear.
- Vous entendez - you (pl) hear.
- Ils/elles entendent - they hear.
Répondre - to respond, answer
- Je réponds - I answer.
- Tu réponds - you (s) answer.
- Il/elle répond - he/she answers.
- Nous répondons - we answer.
- Vous répondez - you (pl) answer.
- Ils/elles répondent - they answer
Test yourself on Regular RE Verbs
How do you say 'they sell' (m.p.) in French?
Which one of the following is NOT a correct form of 'vendre'?
How do you say 'we hear' in French?
Select the correct answer